The Museum of West African Art is a large-scale, ongoing cultural development project in Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria. It's not a single building but rather a "campus" or precinct that will include multiple institutions, including a main museum, an archaeological research institute, and creative hubs. It is positioned as a world-class institution dedicated to …
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In a world saturated with fleeting trends, superficial glamour, and relentless digital noise, the phrase "the beautiful ones are yet to be born" echoes like a quiet prophecy. Borrowed and adapted from literary roots—most notably Ayi Kwei Armah's seminal novel The Beautiful Ones Are Not Yet Born, which critiqued post-colonial corruption in Ghana—it serves as …
Every language has a few phrases that don't always translate well — and the British English has some absolute corkers. Our team has compiled a list of the best British slang and idioms that define the weird and wonderful British dialect we grew up with. From our linguistic research, we've confirmed that above all, British …
Robert Jenrick has lately been seen galloping across the political field, waving the Union Jack like a knight defending the castle from foreign hordes — only for the camera to pan home, revealing that his queen is, well… American. Yes, the very same United States of “foreigners” he’s been warning Britain about. If irony were …
One man certainly does. Steve Bannon, a close adviser to Mr Trump over the years, says bluntly that he is sure to be returned to occupy the White House again in 2028. Mr Bannon sets out, in a remarkable video interview with The Economist, that the constitution’s prohibition on third terms would have to make way for the …
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